Chapter 1 Introduction to International Pharmacy Education
Introduction
1.Pharmacy education in the United States
1.1 Admission to pharmacy schools
1.2 Program for professional pharmacy degree
1.3 Career development for pharmacy students
1.4 Role of pharmacist in society
2.Pharmacy education in Canada
2.1 Admission to pharmacy schools
2.2 Program for professional pharmacy degree
2.3 Career development for pharmacy student
2.4 Role of pharmacist in society
3.Pharmacy education in Europe
3.1 Pharmacy education in England
3.2 Pharmacy education in Germany
3.3 Pharmacy education in France
4.Pharmacy education in Australia and New Zealand
4.1 Program for professional pharmacy degree
4.2 Career development for pharmacy students
5.Pharmacy education in Japan
5.1 Program for professional pharmacy degree
5.2 Career development for pharmacy students
5.3 Role of pharmacist in society
6.Pharmacy education in China
6.1 Admission to pharmacy schools
6.2 Programs for professional pharmacy degree
6.3 Career development for pharmacy students
Reading Materials
Reading Material-1: The Future of Pharmacy Jobs--Will It Be Feast or Famine?
Reading Material-2: The FPGEC Certification Program
Reading Material-3: FPGEE Test
Chapter 2 Open Courses and Textbook Reading
Introduction
1.Open educational resources movement and online education
1.1 OpenCourseWare (OCW)
1.2 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
1.3 TED
1.4 Khan Academy
2.Textbook reading
2.1 Recognizing the structure of the textbooks
2.2 Fast reading skills
2.3 Basic reference skills
3.Enrich your biomedical vocabulary
3.1 Use context clues for word meanings
3.2 Use semantic relationships
3.3 Use the rule of word building
4.Be the master of the discipline
4.1 "See the forest instead of the trees".
4.2 Critical thinking, meaningful discussion and debate
4.3 Active learning
Reading Materials
Reading Material-1: Twenty Frequently Asked Questions About MIT OpenCourseWare
Reading Material-2: One Course Sample from MIT OpenCourseWare--Designing Your Life (lAP 2007)
Chapter 3 Be an Expert in Information Searching and Utilization
Introduction
1.Information, information system and information technology
1.1 Information
1.2 Information system
1.3 Information technology
1.4 Big data and big data analysis
Chapter 4 Drug Discovery and Development
Chapter 5 Intellectual Property and Patent Application
Chapter 6 United States FDA Regulation on Human Drugs and Food
Chapter 7 Pharmacopoeia and Administration
Chapter 8 The Quality Systems in Drug Research and Development-GLP, GCP, GMP, GSP and GAP
Chapter 9 How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper for International Journal Publication
Chapter 10 Drug Utilization and Disease Control
Appendix Ⅰ The rules for word building in English and the terminology for chemicals and biomedicine
Appendix Ⅱ The confusable words
